Windrose 30-Day Roadmap Week 1 - Survival Basics

First Steps on the Starting Port

You spawn on the Starting Port dock with a basic Sloop. Meet the key NPCs and gather your first resources.

Morning (30 min):

• Talk to Old Salt - get free fishing rod
• Talk to Merchant - learn buy/sell basics
• Talk to Tavern Keeper - first rumor free
• Talk to Blacksmith - weapon crafting

Afternoon (30 min):

• Catch 20 fish (any shore), cook them all for 5 Gold each
• Chop 30 Wood from trees
• Mine 10 Copper Ore from beginner cave
• Smelt 5 Copper Ingots at the Forge

End of day: ~200 Gold, Copper Sword crafted, ready for Captain Richards.

Captain Richards, The First Boss

Defeat your first boss to unlock the Brig ship upgrade.

Recommended Level: 8+ | Prep (20 min):

• Craft Copper Sword (3 Copper Ingots, 1 Wood)
• Buy 3 Health Potions (10 Gold each)
• Eat Grilled Fish for HP regen

Combat (5 min): Captain Richards is weak to fire (use spicy food buff). Dodge his charge, hit 3x during recovery. With Copper Sword takes ~2 minutes.

Rewards: Brig ship unlock, 50 Gold, Richard's Bounty, Achievement: "First Blood".

First Trade Route Setup

Build your gold foundation with the proven Fish Route.

The Fish Route (45 min):

1. Catch 30 fish at Starting Island (20 min)
2. Cook all fish at the Kitchen (5 min)
3. Sail to Trader's Bay (10 min)
4. Sell fish for 9 Gold each = 270 Gold
5. Buy Iron Ingots (5 Gold each, 50 total)
6. Sail back to Starting Port, sell Iron Ingots to Merchant for 12 Gold each = 600 Gold

End of day: ~1000 Gold total. Build the Cutter for 100 Gold (8 cargo slots).

Iron Cutlass Crafting & First Mining Run

Upgrade your weapon for better damage.

Mining (30 min):

• Sail to nearby copper caves
• Mine 20 Copper Ore (need 10 for Ingots)
• Mine 10 Iron Ore (start stockpiling)
• Smelt Iron Ingots at Forge

Crafting (10 min): Build Iron Cutlass (5 Iron Ingots, 1 Wood, 1 Leather, 100 Gold). DPS jumps from 30 to 55.

Combat Practice (30 min): Hunt 20 boars on nearby islands for Leather and Meat. Save Meat for cooking.

Map Exploration & Island Discovery

Unlock map fragments and discover new areas.

Visit (60 min):

• Starting Island (already known)
• Trader's Bay (visited Day 3)
• Freeport (major city, sell/buy hub)
• Tutorial Isle (combat training dummies)
• Beginner Cave (already mined)

Buy from Cartographer:

• Coastal Map Fragment - 50 Gold (reveals coastline)
• Compass - 100 Gold (shows coordinates)
• Spyglass - 150 Gold (zoom view)

End of day: 5 islands discovered, cartography tools unlocked.

Side Quests & Skill Building

Complete your first side quests for bonus XP and gold.

Quests (45 min):

• I Need a Bigger Boat - 100 Gold + materials
• The Great Fishing Tournament - 200 Gold + fishing rod
• Old Salt rumors - free hints about treasure

Skill Training (30 min): Practice 4 skills:

• Sailing (sail between islands)
• Cannons (shoot floating barrels)
• Melee combat (hunt 20 boars)
• Crafting (smelt 10 ingots)

End of day: Level 8-9, ~1500 Gold total, multiple skills practiced.

Week 1 Milestone & Save Point

Consolidate your progress and prepare for Week 2.

Checklist (60 min):

• Verify Level 10 (should be hit by quest XP)
• Sell all valuable loot in inventory
• Craft 10+ Health Potions for stockpile
• Save the game manually (at Inn)
• Backup save file (manual copy)
• Buy Iron Cutlass if not done
• Stockpile 100 Wood + 50 Iron for next week

Week 1 Reward: Achievement "Week One Captain" - 500 Gold bonus. Persistent meta-progress.

Goal Check: You should have 2000+ Gold, Brig unlocked, Iron Cutlass, 5 islands discovered. If not, repeat key days.